Multiple function night light

ABSTRACT

The multiple functions night light with light means including at least one night light, receptacle(s), swivel or rotating prong as basic unit which may further incorporate with more functions as desired to prevent from electric wall outlet receptacle been occupied by a single function&#39;s night light. The said night light having the light source may selected from any combination of gas filled light, neon, black tube, fluorescent tube, LED, OLED, EL, OEL for the preferred light intensity with circuit means to make predetermined light performance, duration, timing for illumination. The swiveling or rotating prong offers a universal of installation to wall outlets. The additional functions may selected from fragrance, blue tooth device, bug&#39;s repel device, sensor device, infra red device, remote device, power failure light, emergency light, or other electric device(s).

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/954,189, filed Oct. 1, 2004.

BACKGROUND

The co-inventor's prior arts U.S. Pat. No. 5,926,440, U.S. Pat. No. 6,158,868, U.S. Pat. No. 6,170,958, U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,117, U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,053 disclosure arrangement for the conductive means for night light and multiple functions night light incorporated with time piece. The other U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,947,291, 5,495,402, 5,662,408, 5,713,655, 5,803,579, 5,816,682, 5,833,350, 5,893,626, 5,998,928, 6,000,807, 6,010,228, 6,031,958, 6,033,087, 6,056,420, 6,132,072, 6,160,948, 6,161,910, 6,183,101, 6,190,017, 6,290,368, 6,337,946, 6,386,730, 6,390,647, 6,00,104, 6,411,524, 6,431,719, 6,509,832, 6,523,976, 6,550,949, 6,609,812, 6,623,416, 6,641,289, 6,648,496, 6,709,126 show all the different light source and application but there is no one teach the night light incorporated with the receptacle(s) means. It also did not have the swivel, rotating, twisted prong means of the said night light. The multiple functions night light of current invention including the receptacle(s) and build in night light to offer at least two of the functions as basic model. The up-grade model can have more additional functions which may selected from air-fresher, bug's repel device, time piece, remote control device, emergency light, blue tooth device, Infra red device, sensor device, deodar device, and combination light source(s) etc. U.S. Pat. No. 6,862,403 issued on March 1^(st) 2005 which having the rotating plug assembly with the each 90 degree but only the 3 sides of outer housing having the said opening(s) to receiving the other device's plug. The current invention with 4 sides of opening(s) of the outer housing to receiving the other device's plug, furthermore to have top and lower portion of the said conductive means space to install the desired light means including LED, gas filled bulb, neon bulb, OEL, EL, OLED or other conventional light means to make the unit with light emit out to viewer on preferred directions from one to multiple direction. The current invention also teach the housing with partial transparent or translucent material to get desired area with light emit out to viewer. The current invention's rotating unit have build in the said light means, conductive means for light means to the prong means, prong means, circuit means (if needed for some light source), and each receptacle are on the opposite direction which to allow other devices' prong means can connected on 180 degrees openings on top-bottom or right-left against the wall outlet position.

The multiple functions night light which include light source(s) and receptacle(s) build together inside of night light. The current invention include the receptacle(s) to prevent from the wall outlet receptacle(s) are occupied by the simple night light and cause people to have to use the other receptacle means such as extension cord or multiple receptacle(s) set to let the electric devices can connect with home electricity. The current invention offer the at least one receptacle inside the night light so this have two functions one for night time illumination and one for the receptacle(s) to connect with other electric devices.

The current invention preferred to offer more than one receptacle(s) which build inside of the said night light. The receptacle(s) can be designed as 1 to N (N means any number from 1 to 2, 3, 4, 5, . . . ). The number of the receptacles can be made by proper design the copper means to meet the related safety standard as conventional market place available model.

The current invention further to incorporated with swivel or rotating prong means to allow the people to make preferred installation for the illumination and electric connection.

The light source may selected from the group combination from the EL. LED, gas filled bulb, black tube, fluorescent tube, neon bulb with related circuit means to make the proper illumination with desired orientation and directions.

The night light design may have slim model or standard model. The slim model will preferred to use the EL as light source basing on the slim model only have less than 3 mm space to install the light source. The Standard model may selected any conventional light source basing on the space is enough to install the LED, gas filled bulb, black tube, fluorescent tube, neon bulb, OEL or conventional light sources.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1: Disclosure the slim model of the multiple functions night light, the 1^(st) one of the preferred embodiment.

FIG. 2: Disclosure the slim model of the multiple functions night light and its construction of the preferable embodiment for slim model with EL means as light source.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4: Disclosure the construction for the preferable embodiment for slim model of the multiple functions night light and its cooper means and isolating walls designs.

FIG. 5: Disclosure the detail drawing of cooper means of the FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

FIG. 6: Disclosure the one of the swivel prong means for slim model of the multiple functions night light.

FIG. 7: Disclosure the 2^(nd) embodiment's design of the preferred slim model of multiple functions of night light.

FIG. 8: Disclosure the 2^(nd) embodiment's construction of the preferred slim model of multiple functions night light.

FIG. 9: Disclosure the 2^(nd) embodiment's cooper means construction and housing for the swivel prong means.

FIG. 10: Disclosure the standard model of the multiple functions night light for the 3^(rd) embodiment's brief construction.

FIG. 11: Disclosure the standard model of the multiple functions night light for the 3^(rd) embodiment's for receptacles and light arrangement.

FIG. 12: Disclosure the standard model of the multiple functions night light of the 3^(rd) embodiment's side view of construction.

FIG. 13: Disclosure the standard model of the multiple functions night light of the 3^(rd) embodiment's front view of construction.

FIG. 14: Disclosure the standard model of the multiple functions night light of the 3^(rd) Embodiment's preferred assembly diagram.

FIG. 15: Disclosure the cooper means and prong means assembly arrangement for the 3^(rd) embodiment.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION

From FIG. 1, Show the multiple functions night light (1) which have 3 receptacles (6A)+(6 a), (6B)+(6 b), (6C+6 c″) for prong means (not shown) to insert into to get electric from the night light prong (2)+(2′) from the wall outlet. The swivel holder (3) can be swivel from the center to upper 90 degree and low 90 degree total approximately 180 degree. At least one light means (8) well install on the desire surface to get the desired illumination from the preferred light source which may selected from the LED, gas filled bulb, fluorescent tube, black tube, EL, OEL or the other light means which available from the market place which can offer the illumination.

From the FIG. 2, the multiple function night light has 3 receptacles (6A+6 a), (6B+6 b), (6C″+6 c) made by the inner cooper means (9 a) and (9 a′) which connected with the at least one conductive means which may selected by the wire(s), metal piece(s) or conductive rubber or the desired combination of conventional market available material in desired configuration by conventional process such as soldering, hot spotting, clipping, snapping, riveting, twisting or the other equivalent method or process to make the electric delivery from the cooper means (9 a) and (9 a′) to the light source's electrodes (8 c) and (8 c′). The conductive holders (8 a) and (8 a′) to hold conductive means in the form of spring (8 b) (8 b′) which have the one end with straight extension (8 d) (8 d′) to make soldering with the cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) to build the electricity delivery from the cooper means to the other end of the spring. The other end of conductive means (8 b) (8 b′) will contact with the light mean's electrodes (8 c) (8 c′) to delivery the electricity from the spring to the light means. The conductive means (8 b) (8 b′) connected with cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) may be incorporated any kind of conductive means such as wire(s), conductive rubber(s), metal piece(s), or the any conductive material(s) combination to make electricity delivery from the night light prong means (2) (2′) to the light source(s) electrodes. The current invention preferred to use the conductive means in the form of spring because it can be soldering and have resilient properties to overcome the distance to make safety electric connection which is same technical with co-inventor's U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,117 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,05 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,170,958 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,101 for conductive arrangement but further for this inventions to enlarge scoped for the conductive arrangement for a multiple functions night light including the resilient conductive means incorporated with conventional conductive means to build the electric delivery from the night light prong means to the light means. This will be big improvement for the multiple functions night light and our claims for this invention.

From FIG. 2, the light means (8B) preferred as EL elements because it is so thin and can well install within the space less than 3 mm. A cover (8C″) is cover the EL (8B) and make the safety sealing for the light means (8B) and conductive means (8 b) (8 b′) and conductive holder (8 a) (8 a′) within the cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) which well arranged between the all isolated walls.

The said isolated walls (10 a) (10 b) (10 c) (10 d) (10 e) (10 f) which be designed to let all the cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) do not have any risk to get electric hazard or shortage.

From FIG. 3, The shadow areas (10) show the preferred isolate walls to make the half of the case of the upper case (4) and lower case (5) of the night light (1). The plurality of isolate walls (10) to make the proper isolating channels to allow cooper means (9 b) (9 b′) (9 a) (9 a′) to have proper isolate channels to easily and safety install on the cases. The extra posts (11 a) (11 b) (11 c) (11 d) (11 e) (11 f) (11 g) . . . to offer the proper bending position so the cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) (9 b) (9 b′) can fix on precisely positions without any deviation while installation.

From FIG. 4, show the other diagram for the isolate walls (10) and isolate post (11) and cooper means (dot-lines) inside the upper case (4) and lower case (5).

From FIG. 5, show the cooper means (9 a) (9 a′) (9 b) (9 b′) configuration to form a 3 receptacle(s) of the 1^(st) embodiment with night light's prong means (2) (2′) related position inside the cases (4) and (5).

From the FIG. 6, to show the swivel prong means of the said night light. The prong means on original on the position (2) (2′) can be rotated to the position (22) (22′). The swiveling, rotating, twisting of the said night light prong means to allow the people to make the proper electric connection with other device's prong means which may have different size such as big size of transformer, cellar phone charger, computer 3 poles prong set the swivel able prong means of the said night light will allow to fit for more type of the prong means in different size so can allow people to connect up to satisfactory arrangement. This is the key features for the current inventions but not limited to have to have this features.

From the FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, show the 2^(nd) embodiment which have the upper case (14) and lower case (15) with a swivel able prong means (30) with two prong means (12) (12′). The lower case (15) have a side-by-side receptacles means (16A+16 a′), (16B+16 b′), (16C+16 c′) with the isolate walls (100 a) (10 b) (100 c) to make the cooper means (not shown) to safety and easily install on the precisely position. The upper case (14) have a groove area (14 a) (14 a′) to allow the EL light means installation. The two holes with post (14 b) (14 b′) extend into the lower case (15) to allow the inner conductive means in a form of spring type (14 c) (14 c′) to make the electric delivery from the cooper means (not shown) to the EL panel's electrodes (14 d) (14 d′) to make the EL element (18) to offer the illumination. The conductive means including the resilient conductive means such as spring or conductive rubber, or the combination of the resilient conductive means, metal pieces, wires by conventional riveting, spotting, snapping, clipper of these wires, metal piece, resilient conductive means to build the desired electric delivery from the prong means to the light sources. This is very important technical as co-inventor's earlier US prior arts. Here, we emphasize the conductive material combination especially for EL element and OEL elements to make connection the electricity from prong to the light source which the light source electrodes and prong location not on the same level of the said night light unit.

The EL element (18) under a cover means (19) and fasten by fasten means such as variety of screws (not shown) though the holes (101) (102) (103) (104) (105) (106) and the holes of the upper case (101′) (102′) (103′) (104′) (105′) (106′) to fasten on the lower case (101″) (102″) (103″) (104″) (105″) (106″).

From FIG. 9, show the swivel prong means (12′) (12) connect with cooper means (19 a) (19 b) individually. The prong means (12′) connect with cooper means (19 a) by the riveting process to hold the together and let the prong means (12′) can be swivel at least 180 degree. The prong means (12) connect with cooper means (19 b) by the riveting process to hold together and let the prong means (12) can be swivel at least 180 degree. The alternative and equivalent process also can be consider to replace the riveting process as long as the electricity can be delivered from the prong means to cooper means and the prong means can be swivel to desired angle.

From FIG. 9, the prong means (12) can be inserted into the hole (12 a′) and hold the prong means (12) by the small poles (196′) and (197′) which fit the opening (196″) and (197″). The prong means (12) will properly fit within the prong holder (30). Same as the prong means (12′) will properly to install on hole (12 a) and swivel to desired angel. From FIG. 9, the cooper means (19 a) have extension parts (191) (192) (193), these 3 extension parts are connected with prong means (12′). The cooper means (19 b) have extension parts (191′) (192′) (193′), these 3 extension parts are connected with prong means (12). All the receptacles well arranged install on the case as (191) (191′) (192) (192′) (193) (193′) with safety insolate walls to make each extension parts separated of each other to prevent from electric shock and hazard. The extension parts (191) and (191′) form a receptacle set. The extension parts (192) and (192′) to form a receptacle set. The extension parts (193) and (193′) to form a receptacle set.

From FIG. 10, show the standard model of the multiple functions night light (800) has the front case (810) and back case (820) with the receptacles (840) and (840′—not shown) on the opposite side of surface. The illuminated areas may locate on the (830) and (830′—not shown) which are on the opposite side of surface. The illumination areas also can be location on the front surface of the unit such as (800 a) area as requirement. Hence, there can have 3 surface or 3 areas can be have night light arrangement on this preferred embodiment. From FIG. 11, show the more details for the two of the receptacles (940) and (940′) on the opposite position of the two side of the said night light (900). The two areas on the rim of the said night light (930) and (930′) can have the light emitting out to viewer as design requirement. The Front case (910) and back case (920) are assembly together by the assembly means may selected by ultra-sonic sealing, glue, chemical solvent, liquid, hot melting, screws, riveting, snapping, press-tight, catch and hook device to make the front and back case to be sealed security.

From FIG. 12, show the side view of the preferred 3^(rd) embodiment of standard model of the multiple functions night light which is not the super slim type and have enough space to allow put the LED, gas filled bulb, fluorescent tube, black tube, OEL, EL elements with its related circuit means to make the light emitting out to viewer. These type of the multiple functions night light may have any combination of the light means selected from above discussed LED, gas filled bulb, fluorescent tube, black tube, OEL or OLED, EL elements and related circuit means to make the said light means for illumination. From FIG. 12, show the case (100) with a two diameters tube like body with bigger diameter on left and small diameter on the right. The prong means (300) and its related cooper means are located on the space of the (400) to make electricity deliver from the prong means (300) to receptacles by conductive means which may any combination of the resilient conductive member and conductive metal piece, wires to allow the electricity to be delivered from night light prong means to the receptacle means and light source.

The two space (500) and (600) of the tube two diameters tube (100) to allow to install desired light means or any combination of light means with its circuit means within and allow the light to be emitted out to viewer. The front surface of the said night light can have a EL or OLED or OEL light means installation and get electricity from night light prong means (300) to the light means end by conductive means and its combination of conductive member, wires, resilient conductive means. The two diameters tube (100) are well install within the outside cylinder case (200) to allow the said two diameters tube (100) can be rotating as requirement to fit for any kind of the wall outlet's receptacle orientation.

From FIG. 13, show the front view of the two diameter tube and its inner construction and space. The areas between the (A-A′) on the center of the front surface for prong means, cooper means, conductive means (metal pieces, wires etc), resilient conductive means (spring, conductive rubbers) to build the electricity delivery channel with proper isolate walls and posts to prevent from the electric shock and hazard. The two space on top and lower areas with (LITE1) and (LITE2) marked are the space to install light means, circuit means, conductive means, resilient conductive means, wires, metal pieces to get electric power from the prong means to the light means for illumination. The assembly means (160 a) (160 b) (160 c) (160 d) as a screw on this preferred embodiment to fasten the front and back case solid without any chance to break apart. The alternative method such as ultrasonic sealing or the snap-tight by hook and lock means or any conventional skill is workable for the assembly work. The current invention for space arrangement for the prong means, cooper means, light means and its related circuit means inside the inner diameter housing is totally different with the said prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,862,403 for construction, space arrangement, electric connection with light means and its conductive means. Also, the outer diameter housing with at least 4 openings on the unit without any other extended housing parts to make the huge and ugly viewing appearance so can make it is nice and compact night light unit. The receptacle will show on the unit on two selections which are top-bottom or right-left to allow user can connect two devices on this multiple function night light at the same time. The space between the power source's surface to the receptacle(s) to allow bigger prong means can connect with said night light without limited space concern is other features.

From FIG. 14, show the sequential order to make assembly for the front case (810) on top of the two diameters tube (800 a). The base case (820) allow the two diameters tube (800 a) to be freely rotating as wish and assembly together with front case (810) by conventional assembly means which may selected from group combination from glue, ultra-sonic sealing, chemical solvent, hot melting, screw, riveting, snapping, catch and hook, super glue, or other assembly method which available from conventional market place as existing skill to make front case (810) and base case (820) tightly get together as requirement.

From FIG. 15, show the construction of the prong means (222) (222′) to connect with its cooper means (99) (99′) to build the electricity from prong means to receptacles. The two prong means of the said night light are insert into wall outlet's receptacles (222 a) (222′a). The receptacle of night light (99′a) and (99 a) to connect with other device's prong means (99′aa) and (99 aa) to supply the electricity to the other device power. The receptacle of night light (99′b) and (99 b) are connect with other device's prong means (99′bb) and (99 bb) to supply the electricity to the other device power. The current invention to use the proper cooper means (99) and (99′) with high and low position and orientation and spacing arrangement to allow the electricity can be deliver from night light prong means to its receptacles means without any electric shock and hazard by properly isolate walls and posts design as diagram show on the other drawing above discussed.

From above discussed and mentioned of preferred embodiments to show the scope of the current invention, It is appreciated that any alternative or equivalent functions of design still within the scope of the invention but not limited to all above discussion and mentioned details. 

1. The multiple functions night light including: At least one of receptacle(s) are build in the said night light and supply the electricity to the other electric device(s) while the said device's prong means are connected with the said night light's receptacle(s). At least one of the light means which be selected from the group combination from LED, EL, OEL, OLED, gas filled bulb, fluorescent tube, black tube, neon or the equivalent light source from market place incorporated the related circuit means and functions means to offer illumination under predetermined time, functions, brightness, colors and duration. At least one conductive means in the form of the spring(s), metal piece(s), conductive wire(s), conductive rubber, cooper means, resilient conductive means, soldering material, soldering paste, or the equivalent conductive material for desired combination to make electricity to deliver from the said night light prong means to the light source to offer the illumination as desired. The night light will turn on as design functions while the said night light's prong means are connect with power source and the receptacle(s) supply the power to the other electric device while the other device(s) prong means connect with the said night light's receptacle(s). The further improvement: The said prong means on the said night light have swivel, rotating, twist properties so can fit on all kinds of the wall outlet for desired orientation.
 2. The multiple functions night light as claim 1, the said multiple functions night light at least have night light and receptacle functions in one unit or more than these two functions which may include air-fragrance, time piece, emergency light, power failure light, blue tooth device, sensor device, infra red detector.
 3. The multiple functions night light as claim 1, the said prong means of said night light can be swivel, twist, rotating to change the said prong orientation and position to desired location of 3-Dimensional orientation.
 4. The multiple functions night light as claim 1, the said conductive/cooper means of said night light incorporate with the riveting, soldering, spotting, clipping, snapping or the conventional available process to make at least one piece of conductive means to connect with the night light prong means for rotate, swivel, remove, changeable position as requirement.
 5. The multiple function night light as claim 1, the said conductive/cooper means of said night light incorporated with copper means, conductive resilient means, wire means, metal piece means, soldering material means to make the proper electric delivery from the said night light's prong to the light means to get the illumination.
 6. The multiple functions night light as claim 1, the power source can be selected from the group combination from conventional market available power source(s).
 7. The multiple functions night light as claim 5, the said conductive/copper means of said night light with desired combination of copper means, resilient conductive means, wire means, metal piece means, soldering material means, to build the electricity delivery from the said night light's prong to the light means especially for the said night light's prong means and light source means are separated with some distance, on the different surface(s).
 8. The multiple function night light as claim 1, the said night light may has different front case with same basic lower case combination to make variety designs and configuration to meet market requirement. 